Monday, October 15, 2012

Happy Happy, Joy Joy

The only way to describe the past few weeks is pure joy. Everyone is healthy and thriving & we spend most of our weekends outside. Someone FINALLY lost the other front tooth, which was a big deal. The Tooth Fairy made another visit and even left a note:)

Last weekend, we walked up and down Bardstown Road. Devin enjoyed going into all the little shops, always looking for new earrings. We'll be able to change her pierced earrings by the end of the week. There's been no trouble with the starter set and her ears healed perfectly.

I was shocked a few weeks ago, when I found one of her stuffed Golden Retrievers covered with "make up." At 6.5 years, I figured we were past this stage.

Dev is growing up fast. Her school experience has been amazing. We couldn't ask for a better start to 1st Grade. This weekend, we helped at an Open House for prospective families. When I told her it was time to go, I heard an amazing sound...a whine of "awwwwww." She said, "I wish it was a regular school day, so I could stay."

The older children in class continue to be a source of inspiration and (sometimes) frustration. She gets SO mad at herself if something she does isn't perfect in her eyes. We're trying to help her manage expectations and value "mistakes." I explained how I play certain tennis matches, knowing I will most likely lose. But, it's the experience I enjoy...the exercise, the competition and learning from mistakes.

Here's the happy girl, practicing her hand stands. It's a borderline obsession at the moment.